News & Media

Chickens outdoors

Featured

Avian Influenza Spread Beyond a Backyard Coop on an Illinois Farm, Analysis Finds
October 6, 2026 / Research News

An outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza virus that nearly wiped out an Illinois farmer’s backyard flock also spread to a domestic cat and wild rats on the farm, an analysis of the animals by…
Read More >

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Dr. Marie Depoix

Faculty Spotlight: Marie Depoix, DVM

July 30, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Dr. Marie Depoix is a clinical assistant professor in our small animal emergency and critical care service. Tell us about your background. I grew up in Morocco and earned my veterinary degree from the University…
Read More >

Ero Capistrano at Lake of the Woods

Get to Know Ero Capistrano

July 10, 2026 / Get to Know

Dr. Ero Capistrano, a research assistant professor in the Department of Comparative Biosciences, began working at the college in 2014. When did you begin working at the College of Veterinary Medicine?I started working here in…
Read More >

Leaders of Center for Zoonoses Research

Center for Zoonoses Research: A Renewed Commitment to One Health

July 06, 2026 / Message from the Dean

This message will appear in the Illinois State Veterinary Medical Association Epitome.  By 1960, human brucellosis had declined dramatically from its peak of 6,321 U.S. cases in 1947, thanks to coordinated efforts among government, farmers, veterinarians,…
Read More >

Carol Mathis

Staff Spotlight: Carol Mathis

June 30, 2026 / Practitioner Updates

Mathis is a customer services supervisor at the University of Illinois Large Animal Clinic. Tell us about your background. I was born in New Jersey and moved to Champaign in 1974. After graduating from high…
Read More >